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1. tw04+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-12-05 07:22:26
> The moment you have any issue at all with it, the car will be considered totaled.

Huh? The taycan has an 8-year/100k mile battery warranty. How many 100k+ mile carreras do you see for sale on eBay?

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2. joseph+r1[view] [source] 2025-12-05 07:42:29
>>tw04+(OP)
The warranty isn't going to cover underside damages caused by going over a shallow bump
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3. cromka+02[view] [source] 2025-12-05 07:49:20
>>tw04+(OP)
Carrera is not Taycan. Why would you equate both? Different cars with different targets.
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4. lan321+R7[view] [source] 2025-12-05 08:42:50
>>tw04+(OP)
It's like the S60, VW W12, old V12 Continentals, etc. If it's expensive to maintain no one wants to buy it off you so you get hit with massive depreciation costs. You can get a 20y/o 'no issues' 500+hp V12 Continental for 10k where I'm at. They've had a brutal cost/year and cost/mile.
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5. nichol+wj[view] [source] 2025-12-05 09:25:48
>>tw04+(OP)
Quite a few actually, regular 911s often end up being daily drivers and given Porsche build them to last there's plenty of high milers out there.
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6. archi4+ti1[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-12-05 15:35:10
>>lan321+R7
Huh? S60? Can you clarify?

I've driven a 2003 Volvo S60 (plain 5 cylinder, no turbo), which matches your 20 years - and most diy repairs were quite straightforward. I suppose you're talking about some Mercedes or other brand I'm less familiar with?

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7. tw04+uJ2[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-12-05 22:23:09
>>joseph+r1
No, your insurance is going to cover damages caused by hitting road debris whether you’re driving an EV or an ICE vehicle.
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8. tw04+BK2[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-12-05 22:30:25
>>nichol+wj
There are currently 17 total carreras for sale with over 100k miles, none of them are less than 8 years old. The average taycan buyer isn’t going to own the car long enough to exceed the warranty.
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9. tw04+bM2[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-12-05 22:38:53
>>cromka+02
> Different cars with different targets.

The head of the product disagrees with you. No offense but I think he has a slightly better idea of their target buyer than you.

>AW: How much was Tesla on Porsche’s mind when the Taycan was produced? It seems like you’re going right after Model S with this car.

>SW: The first target for ourselves was to make sure that the Taycan becomes a Porsche. We needed to make it as close to the 911, our icon, as possible. Obviously, we had a look at the competition, we had a look at BMW, Mercedes, Tesla.

https://www.autoweek.com/news/people/a2157176/talking-taycan...

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10. cromka+pE3[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-12-06 08:39:47
>>tw04+bM2
They mean this as a status symbol, not as the competing vehicle? Taycan is a four door car. A daily driver. Not a two-door sports car. It would compete with Panamera, not 911. Equating the two is wrong in the context of mileage driven. See other comments for that.
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